The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) concluded the fourth session of
peace talks at the Rose Garden in Thailand. The talks were held from 6-9
January 2003.

A Statement from the Royal Norwegian
government said that deliberations were conducted in a frank and
constructive atmosphere, with both parties demonstrating their conviction
that the peace process must be sustained even when difficult issues are
addressed.

Both parties agreed to ask the facilitator
to propose procedures to ensure rapid corrective action by the parties in
cases of incidents that are, or can be perceived as disrupting the peace
process.

Following an agreement made at the third
session of talks, a committee was established to ensure the effective
inclusion of gender issues in the peace process.